Faith isn’t constant. We often think that it should be, but it’s not. Our faith fluctuates like the tides of the ocean. It comes and goes. Stronger and weaker. There are times when our faith is exceptionally strong and times when it is hard to find so much as a single drop. Few people (if any at all) can go through life and honestly say they have never had a fluctuation in faith. Whatever your faith might be.
But here’s the thing. Is having perfect faith really all it is cracked up to be? What if our fluctuations are in fact what makes us better understand those around us? I can’t help but think that maybe times of doubt and uncertainty are not only there to teach us more about our faith, but it will assist us in our dealings with others. How can you help someone and truly understand their crises of faith when you have always had perfect faith yourself? Maybe that is why... I don’t really know.
I do believe there are a few individuals who can help in a meaningful manner those whose tide has gone out without ever having experienced it themselves. But I don’t know if I’ve ever met one of those individuals. Maybe. Maybe not. I don’t know.
What I do know is that the times when our faith gets restored are some of the most magical times in our lives. I imagine this is what winning the Lotto must feel like. This winning-at-life feeling. Unfortunately it doesn’t always make up for the dark that accompanies losing faith. Maybe someday it will. Maybe for some it does. Who knows?
Maybe one day the moon will always be full and the tide in.
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